FILE - In this picture taken on July 18, 2016, the mother of Pakistani slain social media star Qandeel Baloch mourns besides her dead body in Shah Sadderuddin, Pakistan. Baloch was killed by her brother for what he called “intolerable” behavior. VOA

In a statement issued late Thursday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif congratulated the parliament, civil society activists, academia and media for supporting the landmark passage of the anti-honor killing legislation.

“I urge the entire nation particularly enlightened and progressive voices in the country to support us in successful enforcement of the legislation and catch hold of those who have been targeting women through frivolous customs and practices that have nothing to do with Islam,” Sharif asserted and added: ”There is no honor in honor killing.”